The great thing about this shape is that changing to and from C is fairly easy too. The change from F Major to C Major is a very common one in music and it is one many struggle with. When playing this version, ensure your index finger which is on the B string is rocked back a touch to purposely kill off the high E string to stop it ringing out. The only time the above shape is better than this version is when you are picking and need the note on the high E string to be picked (which isn’t that often to be honest). My students much prefer to play this shape over that one because of those reasons. This version is very similar to the above version but is a fair bit easier to play for most guitarists and it sounds almost exactly the same.
This is a useful version to practice when building up to shape 1. Here we have the same version as we have for shape 1 but this time we have moved the barre finger so it only frets the top two strings (B and high E) while fingers 2, 3 and 4 still fret the same notes. Mainly because it is a higher pitched version of F and therefore offers some different tonal options to the chord. Whichever way you choose to play this version, it is very handy. Me, I never liked this second version as it is clunky and although I don’t have the fattest fingers in the world (not that they would be an excuse), when playing up at the 8th fret I struggle to fit fingers 2, 3 and 4 in a line on the same fret. Some guitarists prefer to play this version using all four fingers as you can see in the version below.
The trouble is your ring finger is the one doing all the work so it can be tough to play for some guitarists. I like to play this chord in the following way. Can you see how we have taken the A Major chord and turned it into a barre chord and are now playing it higher up the neck? Our next version is a barre chord based off the shape of an A Major chord. That’s because it is so tough and it isn’t used in that many songs (The intro to Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Under the Bridge’ is probably the most famous example). It’s definitely a luxury shape and one that is suitable for intermediate guitarists but not ideal for beginners. What you are doing here is playing a C Major chord shape with fingers 2, 3 and 4 and playing a barre across the top three strings with your index finger and placing this finger at the 5th fret).
#WEIRD GUITAR TAB NOTES CRACK#
This is a tough old nut to crack for many guitarists. Thankfully there are much easier ways of playing F. This means using great technique and following the advice in this post on barre chords.įor example, how straight it is, how close to the fret it is and how high it is positioned, and then adding in one finger at a time to gradually complete the chord. To get good at this version, you will need to spend time perfecting the quality of your barre. Barring across all 6 strings is tough and especially so at the 1st fret. This is the version of F that is most feared by beginners and I can see why.
#WEIRD GUITAR TAB NOTES HOW TO#
How to play the F chord on guitar Shape 1 – (The big dreaded F) The Calling – Wherever You Will Go (capo 2).The Jam – That’s Entertainment (capo 3).Here are a bunch of songs that use the F chord (most don’t use a capo but a few do). The F chord is also used in other keys too and quite often when a musician is playing in the key of G Major they will substitute out the F# diminished chord to bring in an F Major chord. The chord of F is a more common chord as it is in the key of C Major-one of the CAGED keys on the guitar.
I’ll also show you how to play an unusual inversion of the chord too which can really add class to your playing in certain situations.Ī while back I showed you multiple ways to play the tricky B minor chord on guitar and more recently the B flat chord on guitar which is also a challenging chord to play. In this post, I’ll show you how to play the chord of F Major in a progressive manner starting with the hard versions and then breaking these down into simpler forms.
#WEIRD GUITAR TAB NOTES FULL#
Some guitarists try to play the big full barre which only leads to lots of buzzing notes and some only play the super mini version which if not played correctly can sound weedy and thin.Īs you can see from (my rather dodgy) illustration, the F Major chord can be one hell of a frustrating chord that makes people want to curse to the high heavens or make grown men and women weep with anguish and smash their guitars up in frustration. The chord of F Major is a hugely popular chord on the guitar but one that causes all sorts of problems for beginners.
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